Former Australian PM opens up on misogyny

AFP, SYDNEY

When future generations are asked who Australia’s first female leader was Gillard said that if she lived a normal lifespan she would “see people get it wrong at quiz nights,” predicting that it will “have passed into being so absolutely normal.”

Gillard will not be standing for re-election when Australia goes to the polls later this year after promising to retire from politics if she lost the Labor leadership ballot. Rudd beat her 57 votes to 45.